Tag: Madhouse

One of the consistent themes of military history has been the reduction of decision latency. Engineers use this term to ...

A petard was a small explosive charge used in Medieval and Renaissance siege warfare to blast open fortified gates. Because ...

In 2022, as Russian forces advanced into Ukraine, the Starlink satellite communication system became an indispensable wartime asset. Thousands of ...

For more than half a century, arms control has been one of civilization’s principal safeguards against catastrophic war. Yet today ...

Modern warfare has produced a remarkable paradox. Never before have governments possessed such detailed knowledge of events unfolding across the ...

In the previous Armed Madhouse article, I argued that War Power has evolved into a self-reinforcing institutional ecosystem whose incentives ...

The discussion of war has changed remarkably little since antiquity. Historians, military strategists, and political leaders still evaluate conflict using ...

A growing chorus of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and technology enthusiasts argues that the American defense establishment is overdue ...

Buffer zones are among the oldest concepts in military strategy. States facing persistent threats have long sought to place distance ...

The failure of the U.S. military campaign against Iran could create immense political pressure in Washington for a rapid demonstration ...